日出而作，日入而息
[rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī]
lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life
日出而作，日入而息
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日出而作，日入而息
rì chū ér zuò, rì rù ér xī
〈成〉 begin work at sunrise and retire at sunset—
1 life in primitive society:
- 日出而作，日入而息，凿井而饮，耕田而食，帝力于我何有哉？ (《击壤歌》) I begin work at sunrise and rest at sunset. I dig a well for water and till my field for food. What is the Emperor's virtuous power to me?
2 lead a simple and laborious country life
rì chū ér zuò, rì rù ér xī
〈成〉 begin work at sunrise and retire at sunset—
1 life in primitive society:
- 日出而作，日入而息，凿井而饮，耕田而食，帝力于我何有哉？ (《击壤歌》) I begin work at sunrise and rest at sunset. I dig a well for water and till my field for food. What is the Emperor's virtuous power to me?
2 lead a simple and laborious country life
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